Saturday, May 17, 2008

I need a Background Designer - some 60s house reference

with experience!

I'm starting to design key sets and environments from the show.

The George Liquor show takes place in a 60s style world. Mainly a lower-middle class environment where decent folk live.His neighborhood would be made up of houses not only from the 60s, but dating all the way back to the 20s and even earlier.

Here's some ref I found on the net.I would want a designer who doesn't merely draw stock cartoon bgs, but someone who is really interested in the way things really look, and likes to caricature them.Someone who likes to do research and go outside to get ideas from the real world.of course I would want them somewhat cartooned, and I'll put up some cartoon reference tomorrow.

23 comments:

You basically just described this girl I know named Becky Dreisdadt! I understand the value experienced artists, but she's a recent grad and needs to start the experience somewhere. C'mon! Can't let talent like this work for Dreamworks!

I know I'm not experienced in Animaton but I'm gonna have a crack at a street scene, I'll try to caracturize the photos you've posted up, they seem like fun things to draw, I'll work on it this week, been looking at Wacky Races Backgrounds, I think they are awsome, simple but look real at the same time...I'll let you know when I have some up..I hope I'm not wasting your time!!

Hey John. If you're looking for someone with industry experience I've got a friend who's an ex Disney and ex Cartoon Network guy. He's into producing now, but he has access to a lot of talented people.

Email me if you're interested and I'll put you in touch with him. You may already know his brother - he's currently directing the 2D feature at Disney.

Well, I'll pitch myself again. I have some recent experience in animation background design. I'd like the chance to do and learn a lot more. I LOVE doing mid-century style stuff and this project really appeals to me. I have a lot to learn but would love the chance. Here's some links, thanks John!

I've been working on that scenery style, looking at examples f what you've done in the past, so I don't look completely out of whack with your work. I finished a lot of George Liquor drawings, and I've posted a few, if you want to look.

I've decided that, even if I don't have a chance at getting hired, it'll probably benefit me as an artist, to take such a focused interest in things.

Ah, it still pales compared to Treehouse of Horror IV's tribute to Nightmare Gallery. It might be less lavishly painted but it has actual timing instead of that godawful stock timing that stretches the episodes to a certain length. Amblin Entertainment could never get the feel right, EVER.

... not in the indusstry, how'er longtime autodidact of things pertaining thereto... Don't wanna do your backgrounds, but, would like to broach again the topic of the Bakshi MM stuff you did: perhaps The Complete Works of John K. (a mid-ish career retrospective) to include the MM stuff and Beany and Cecil, all the lost bits... who'd put it out?... Seeing footage of you now, i witness a smattering of the later look of old Clampett hisself... that strange Orbison-Capote- pudgey an' prudent queen that Clampett looked in the end. Just in the hair mebbie... mebbie I'm wrong, John. But there's a story there with old Clampett and the way I see you... speaking of which, when relating your Bakshi exp. in the new vid, The moment when in relating these anecdotes you pause, suddenly inspired, and beat the wall (a knock at the door) I'm reminded of the footage of Avery mugging, of Irv Spence in the mirror, and even old Walt acting out the boards, all the greats baby, yer in there!

hi, i'm a bg designer and illustrator with lots of experience, and i love your work. the stuff on my site might not be exactly the style you're describing, but i'd love to take a shot at it. i also live in a neighborhood just like the one you're describing.